First League of Republika Srpska (basketball)

First League of Republika Srpska
First season	1993–94
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Basketball Championship
Relegation to	Second League of R Srpska
Domestic cup(s)
Current champions	Borac Banja Luka ; (2019–20)
Most championships	Borac 1947 (7 titles)
Website	basket.ba; ks.rs.ba

The First League of Republika Srpska (Serbian: Прва лига Републике Српске) is a 2nd-tier men's professional basketball competitions in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's one of three regional 2nd-tier divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

The First League, operated by the , has 12 teams.^[2]

History[]

The following is a list of champions of the First League of Republika Srpska:

Season	Champion	Result	Runner-up	Champion's Coach
1993–94	Borac Nektar	101–93
1994–95	Borac Nektar	League^[a]	N/A	Slobodan Simović
1995–96	Borac Nektar	125–69	Potkozarje	Velimir Gašić
1996–97	Borac Nektar	League^[b]	N/A
1997–98	Borac Nektar	2–0	Leotar	Miodrag Baletić
1998–99	Borac Nektar	2–0		Drago Karalić
1999–00	Igokea	2–1	Borac Nektar
2000–01	Igokea	2–0	Borac Nektar	Jovica Antonić
2001–02	Borac Nektar	2–0	Igokea
2002–03	Leotar	2–0
2003–04	Radnik	2–1
2004–05		2–1	Slavija
2005–06	Slavija	2–1
2006–07	Borac Nektar (OKK Borac)	2–1	Mladost	Drago Karalić
2007–08	Mladost	2–0	Radnik
2008–09		2–1	Bratunac Mins
2009–10	Varda	2–1		Ilija Vidaković
2010–11		2–0		Dragan Mičić
2011–12	Radnik	2–0		Predrag Jaćimović
2012–13		2–0	HEO	Ivan Smiljanić
2013–14	HEO	2–1
2014–15	Radnik	2–1		Igor Mihajlović
2015–16		3–1		Danilo Palalić
2016–17	Radnik	3–2		Branislav Vićentić
2017–18	Bratunac	3–1	Borac (OKK Borac)	Milivoje Mađenović
2018–19	Leotar	3–2	Borac (OKK Borac)	Dražen Šegrt
2019–20	Borac (OKK Borac)	League^[c]	HEO	Marko Šćekić
2020–21	Radnik	3–2		Vladimir Radovanović

Current clubs[]

The following is the list of clubs for the 2021–22 season.

Slavija

Varda

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Location of the First League of Republika Srpska clubs in the 2021–22 season

Club	City
	Banja Luka
	Bijeljina
	Zvornik
	Gradiška
	Prijedor
	Rogatica
Slavija 1996	Istočno Sarajevo
	Novi Grad
	Sokolac
	Banja Luka
	Foča
Varda HE	Višegrad

Notes[]

^ A 3-team tournament was played. Other teams were Potkozarje and .
^ A 4-team tournament was played. Other teams were Leotar, Mladost and .
^ The season was concluded after the premature ending of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Pravilnici i Odluke". Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine. www.basket.ba. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
^ "KSRS". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Borac je ŠAMPION Republike Srpske". banjaluka.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Уручени пехари и медаље освајачима 1.МЛРС и 1.ЖЛРС". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

External links[]

Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basketball Association of Republika Srpska
Profile at Eurobasket.com
Profile at SportDC

[3] A 3-team tournament was played. Other teams were Potkozarje and .

[4] A 4-team tournament was played. Other teams were Leotar, Mladost and .

[7] The season was concluded after the premature ending of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[3]^[4]

[1] "Pravilnici i Odluke". Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine. www.basket.ba. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[2] "KSRS". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[5] "Borac je ŠAMPION Republike Srpske". banjaluka.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[6] "Уручени пехари и медаље освајачима 1.МЛРС и 1.ЖЛРС". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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